Construction of the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project Tonopah, Nevada, USA 38°14′N 117°22′W The Crescent Dunes Solar…
Construction of the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project
Tonopah, Nevada, USA
The Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project is under construction near Tonopah, Nevada. Once completed it will power up to 75,000 homes during peak electricity periods. So how does it work? The project will use 17,500 heliostat mirrors to collect and focus the sun’s thermal energy to heat molten salt flowing through a 540-foot (160 m) tall solar power tower. The molten salt then circulates from the tower to a storage